Post Conquest Societies
Early Colonization
First 50 years after Military Conquest
1520s-1570s
Spanish Colonization
How human settlement of New World
re-ordered with Spanish colonization?
Big changes in Native American world?
Immediate or gradual?
Span

His 11-A
Winter quarter
Study Guide addendum
Identifications for Midterm
ADDITIONAL IDENTIFICATIONS:
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Again, the encomienda system and its decline (royal attempt & failure to abolish
it through New Laws, conflicts, slow withering away due to the rise of

History 11-A
Winter 2015
Study Guide
Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest
By Matthew Restall
In-class Quiz on Tuesday (questions will be drawn from this study guide)
Reading Suggestions:
Read the Introduction carefully to understand the questions and probl

The Colonial Economic Order
General Overview
From Early Colonial Period to
Mature Colonial Period
~1560s-1700s
Economic Colonial Order
Early Period
Destruction of former Native American
imperial economic systems
Imposition of private encomienda system
o

The Kingdom of This World
by Alejo Carpentier
Reading Guide & Questions
Write a (2 1/2-3 pp.) response essay based on 2 of the following questions (#3, #6, #8, or
#10) AND on questions #12 and #14. You will be addressing a total of 4 questions in your
ess

His 11-A
Discussion Questions
Shaky Colonialism:
The 1746 Earthquake-Tsunami in Lima, Peru And its Long Aftermath
By Charles Walker
Read first the Introduction (Chapter 1) and the Epilogue to understand the questions and
arguments that the author proposes

Practice IDS
Prepare these four IDS before section meetings this week. They represent different kinds
of Ids. You will be given a quiz on them during section meetings. The quiz will serve as a
practice session for the midterms Ids. Remember to address the

The Haitian Revolution &
Aftermath
1789-1804 to 1820s
A Summary
Saint Domingue under French
Rule
Part of Spanish Hispaniola until 1697
Division of island between Spain &
France by Treaty of Ryswyck 1697
Development of French sugar
plantation colony thr

His 11-A
Colonial L.A.
Study Guide
Identifications Midterm Exam
Set #1
The following is a list of possible identifications for the midterm exam. Be sure to
address the following questions in each case: Who or what? When? Where? and the
significance (it is

His 11-A
Document Analysis Guide
In approaching a document for historical analysis the following
questions should be posed:
1- Context: When was this document written? Was it written at the
time of when the events it narrates took place or how much
later?

Hist 11-A
Colonial L.A. History
Document Assignment
Geographic Report Village of Texupa
Write a 4 pp document analysis essay on the Geographic Report of Town of Texupa
This local document is part of the genre of geographic reports or investigations that t